Test - Georgia next for Alabama after Crimson Tide victory in 4 OTs

AUBURN, Ala. — Alabama is headed back to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to face Georgia aiming to repeat as SEC champions and punch its ticket to the College Football Playoff.

ExploreMichael Cunningham: Complete Bulldogs are ready for Alabama

First things first, Alabama (11-1, 7-1 SEC) will need to catch its collective breath.

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LIVE UPDATES: Georgia-TCU national championship game

Final: Georgia 33, Alabama 18

Georgia 33, Alabama 18

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New Georgia election audit targets voters registered at P.O. boxes and businesses

Georgia election officials are trying to find inaccurate voter registrations of people registered at P.O. boxes or business addresses.

Rent an apartment, or just a bedroom, at this new Atlanta skyscraper

Amid rising costs and changing lifestyles, Society Atlanta offers a co-living model designed to shake up traditional apartments.

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In Georgia’s melon mecca, watermelon wizards’ ears are sweetly attuned

In the heart of Georgia's watermelon country, everyone has a trick to tell if a melon is ripe. One way is the sound a melon makes when it is thumped. Or better, patted.